July 1, 2011 : 2011년 7월 1일

Summer in Daegu is hot, very hot.  Today has been all about ice cream. 

Now, ice cream in Korea is kind of special.  It is generally not very creamy and not super sweet.  Translation: it is not terribly bad for you.  In addition, single servings/popsicles are sold for about $0.50 (sometimes as much $1.50, but that is very unusual) at every little convenience shop and the many stationery stores that dot the blocks of Korea.

So here are some that we have recently eaten and some of our favorites (not all eaten today).

Orange sherbet that we had today.

A coffee and vanilla bar that someone bought BJ that he refused to eat

A coffee popsicle that AJ was devouring until BJ started to play with his favorite toy.

AJ gnawing on a Screw Bar - an eight-inch apple-flavored popsicle covering a raspberry sorbet-like center.

AJ polishing off a Jaws bar - a fruit-flavored, shark-shaped confection. (There's a picture of BJ eating one last week).

AJ covered in vanilla ice cream.  AJ eats a good deal more ice cream than BJ.  Can you tell?

Of course, I haven't covered some of our real favorites--the push-up soda bottle type in a variety of flavors--or the East-meets-West versions of cold treats--red bean flavored popsicles, fish-shaped ice cream sandwiches with red bean added, dduk-covered ice cream, or green tea flavored nutty buddies.  While I must admit that I have never warmed to garlic doughnuts, these different kinds of frozen treats are endearing.  I'm even developing an affinity for corn ice cream.